Neal Cotts vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neal Cotts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. By the career numbers, Neal Cotts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neal Cotts and Tom Sunkel

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.96
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
38.94
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.71
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.22
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Neal Cotts and Tom Sunkel

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443.1
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.16
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.62
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.56
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Cotts and Tom Sunkel

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
573.91
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA